[Aztlan] Olmec Art portfolio

[Robert Evans]

Mr. Schmidt,

Yes, ideally all of the vast quantities of artifacts that are stored in
darkened storage rooms would be accurately and beautifully presented on the
web.
And yes, the portfolio in question is less than absolutely perfect. But I,
like many other amateurs with no academic training, enjoy, learn from, and
greatly appreciate Mr. Ruggeri's unpaid, labor intensive devotion to
bringing these fascinating artifacts to our computer screens. The good does
not have to be the enemy of the perfect. 

Robert Evans
revans at atoda.com
http://www.atoda.com



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On Behalf Of Paul Schmidt
Sent: June-22-09 10:22 AM
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Subject: [Aztlan] Olmec Art portfolio

I totally agree with Mike Smith. This was most evident in the last 
Olmec portfolio: No provenience, no location of the pieces. There is 
only one mural in the mural section; others are stela and rock 
carvings...

Objects from U.S. museums are almost certainly looted and, hence, 
authenticity is always suspect. Not much good for research.

Shouldn't people who want a first introduction to art styles be 
treated to authentic information?
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